i don't know whether i should report it to the police or just dismiss it as possibly an animal.it lasted for about 15 mins. and i didn't hear it anymore.the sound was coming from a field near where we were sitting.it sent chills up my spine.i live in alabama and we do have bobcats and panthers in our area.but on the other hand i it sounded like a woman or child screaming for thier life.what should i do?
2007-11-11 21:03:17 · 7 answers · asked by crybabysharon 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Wow!! Tough one, should I sit here and risk looking stupid for thinking a woman or child is an animal screaming ,and let someone scream for their life, then yahoo answer it the next day when its too late. Or should I call the police when it happened since it sent chills down my spine??????????????? Duh!!
CALL THE FREAKIN POLICE YESTERDAY!!!!!
2007-11-11 21:11:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can be pretty sure it wasn't any kind of owl; while some of them can produce eerie sounds, none of them (at least not in your area) can produce a "screaming" sound - Barred Owls can make a variety of odd, loud noises, but 'monkey' sounds are about as close as they get to screaming. Screech Owls don't screech; they sound a bit like a siren or whinny like a horse, and they're not very loud at all. Saw-whet Owls don't do anything like a scream in my experience, even if you were likely to have one down your way. I'd call the police on principle - let them check the area. I've heard rabbits produce a rather human-like scream, but 15 minutes seems like a long time for a rabbit to be screaming. Personally, I'm kind of surprised you waited this long to wonder - if it was that disturbing, you should have got on the horn right away; that's what the cops are there for.
2007-11-12 03:01:36 · answer #2 · answered by John R 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rabbits make a godawful scream when they are injured or dying - though most people think it sounds more like a baby than a woman. But it is definitely a high-pitched and awful noise that sounds very much like it could have come from a human.
2016-05-29 07:40:02 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was an Owl. Not sure what kind, but I heard one a few nights ago. It sounds like a person screaming? Yep! Most likely an owl. I freaked out when I first heard it.
2007-11-11 21:12:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
When my cat was in trouble (a fox was circling it) it sounded like a child screaming/yelling. This is a very eery sound...but they make it when they are in danger. I would still report it though...
2007-11-12 05:31:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was probably a saw whet owl. It sounds like this:
http://members.tripod.com/sasquatchsearch/sounds/SAWHEATOWLSCREAM.MP3
2007-11-11 23:41:00 · answer #6 · answered by interpnature 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Or a Peacock.
2007-11-11 22:02:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋